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en·cy·clo·pe·dist
noun
also en·cy·clo·pae·dist \-ēdə̇st\
(-s)
Etymology: encyclopedia, encyclopaedia + -ist
1. : one who compiles or assists in the compilation of an encyclopedia
2. [French encyclopédiste, from encyclopédie encyclopedia (from Medieval Latin encyclopaedia) + -iste -ist]
a. often capitalized : one of the writers of the French Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des Sciences, des Arts, et des Métiers (1751-80) who were identified with the Enlightenment and advocated deism and scientific rationalism
b. : one who adheres to or displays affinities with 18th century rationalism |